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I think it's good to intorduce as early as you can so it's not something strange to them. My daughter would always follow me into the bathroom and became interested in using the potty so we bought her one at 15 months. We started sitting her on it every morning when she woke up and then again before bed. We made it a part of the routine, like brushing your teeth, so she became used to it even it she didn't pee, we would tell her "good job", but not make too big a deal. Now she is 21 months and when we sit her on it she pees and has pooped too! We just try to time it right. Now she is even starting to stop what she is doing and run to the potty when she has to go. She's getting the idea because it has just been an everyday thing for her, not something we are forcing on her.

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